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sports A35
Thursday, July 27, 2017 guardian.co.tt W Connection's Joseph eyes
Pro League title, Golden Boot
Out-of-favour T&T
forward Marcus Jo-
seph wants to keep
new club W Connec-
tion on the upward tra-
jectory becoming T&T
Pro League champions
in 2017---which means
dethroning his former
employers and three-
time holders, Central
FC.
"It's pretty good so far
at W Connection," said
the 26-year-old Point
Fortin resident Joseph.
"I've learned so much
more under (Con-
nection) coach Stuart
Charles-Fevrier and it
has opened up my mind
a lot more to the game.
"He is very patient
in teaching the game so
you can understand it a
lot more."
Joseph, who split with
serial champions Central
earlier this year, joined
Connection in pre-sea-
son after a lengthy ab-
sence from the game
due to a fallout with the
Couva Sharks.
But it didn't take long
under the guidance of
the Connection coach-
ing staff for the 2013/14
"Golden Boot" winner to
shake off the rust.
With arguably one
the deadliest left foot in
the Pro League, Joseph
scored the winning items
in Connection's opening
wins against St Ann's
Rangers (1-0) and Pt
Fortin Civic (2-1).
The former Civic and
Central star most re-
cently scored his team's
second goal in a top-
of-the-table 2-2 draw
against second-placed
North East Stars as W
Connection maintained
their place at the Pro
League summit, albeit
only goal-difference.
"The ambition is to
help W Connection win
the League," said Joseph,
who scored three times
in six appearances for his
new club.
"IwanttodoallthatI
can for the team. I want
to also win most goals
this season but the am-
bition of the team comes
first.
"So if I think a team-
mate is in a better posi-
tion to score I will offer
the chance to that person
like I did in the games I
haven't scored this sea-
son.
"It may not always be
the best decision, but I
am working on improv-
ing my decision making
up front as well as my
scoring.
"We are all working
on improving as a team
at Connection and with
a little more gelling and
improvement on our fin-
ishing in front of goal, I
think we can go on to win
the league."
W
Connection
(4W-1D-1L; 13 points)
must next face Defence
Force on Saturday from
4pm at the Ato Boldon
Stadium, Couva when
the Pro League resumes
this coming weekend
following a break that fa-
cilitated T&T men's na-
tional team preparations
for last night's interna-
tional friendly against
Ecuador, in Guayaquil,
Ecuador.
The friendly was part
of the Soca Warriors
preparations for remain-
ing FIFA World Cup 2018
Russia Qualifiers against
Honduras (at home on
September 1), Panama
(away on September 5),
Mexico (away on October
6) and the USA at home,
four days later.
T&T is currently bot-
tom of the Concacaf
Six-Team, and Joseph
believes poor finishing
and decision making in
the final third are also
negatively affecting the
national team.
We haven't been com-
bining well in the final
third at the national
level also," said Joseph,
whose last call-up with
the Soca Warriors was
in November 2016 un-
der coach Stephen Hart
when he was an unused
substitute in a 3-1 loss
against hosts Honduras
in World Cup qualifying.
"At the national level---
from looking on---I can
see we have improved
in terms of possession
but a lot of times we are
let down by the final pass
or decision-making, or
in finishing.
"We must improve in
the final third if we are to
improve our chances at
qualifying (for the World
Cup 2018)."
T&T head coach, Den-
nis Lawrence, who took
up the post in January,
isyettocallontheW
Connection forward but
Joseph is determined to
earn his pick.
Lawrence is assisted
by Joseph's current club
coach, Charles-Fevri-
er, Central FC assistant
coach Stern John, and
former Central coach
Ross Russell.
"I will get there (on the
national team) again,"
Joseph said. "I am mo-
tivated at club level to
do well and improve my
play in front of goal and
in scoring.
"Although I am not
around the national team
right now, I am support-
ing the team and the
coaches to do well. We
have a lot of good play-
ers at the national level
and the coach (Lawrence)
knows what he is looking
fo r.
"He is seeing what I
amnot,soit'suptome
to continue working
harder at improving my
game and (hopefully) I
can be part of the team
for the remaining World
Cup qualifiers to help my
country try and qualify
(Russia 2018)."
W Connection forward Marcus Joseph, right, and
teammate Ronell Paul during a recent training
session at Union Recreation Ground in Claxton Bay.
(PHOTO COURTESY: W CONNECTION FOOTBALL CLUB)